Expect to find a long line snaking around the 2nd floor of the REI store in Seattle as cyclists arrive to pick up their STP ride packets through Friday.
Cascade Bicycle Club volunteers in yellow T-shirts are shown helping the first arrivals on Wednesday, as boxes of jackets, water bottles and other paraphernalia are stacked nearly 8 feet high against the back wall.
Some 9,500 riders are registered to ride in the 29th annual Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic this year, about 500 more than last year. Just over one-quarter of them are planning to tackle the 200-mile course in one day, while the rest will be stopping overnight Saturday in Centralia, Chehalis, and surrounding communties. …
Packet pickup is 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday at the REI on 222 Yale Ave. Late pickups available at the UW parking lot Saturday morning.
My schedule worked out that I was one of the first in line this morning as Cascade executive director Chuck Ayers came out to say hi to everyone. He reminded us about the closure of the Highway 520 bridge this weekend that will affect cyclists commuting over from the Eastside.
I'll be attempting to file updates to Biking Bis from the road as my son and I wheel down to Portland.
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